Motif
Enchanting music that attracts living beings
enchanting_music_that_attracts_living_beings
A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family, within the sub-family Luring, Procession, and Compulsory Dance. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF / CHAPTER XXVIII: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS / CHAPTER XXIX: GREEK AND NORTHERN MYTHOLOGIES; lines 12651-12759 confidence: high
The Pied Piper is compared with Orpheus and Amphion as a music-charmer; Odin as leader of the dead is compared with Mercury Psychopompus, both interpreted as wind carrying disembodied souls.
The Pied Piper, Orpheus, and Amphion are compared for music or lyres that attract living creatures or have the same power.
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